Lady&#39;s hand bag



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4 ZZTTU]2NEY5 Patented Nov. 26, 1935- UNITED STATES LADYS HAND BAGFrederick A. Speik and GertrudeK. Forbes, South Pasadena, Calif.

Application August 26, 1933, Serial No. 686,960

1 Claim. (01. 150-34) This invention relates to improvements in lady'shandbags and similar receptacles.

An object of the invention is to provide a ladys hand bag whereinprovision is made for 5 suitably mounting various desired articleswithin the bag.

Specifically, an object of the invention is to provide a ladys hand baghaving a partition therein which is disposed between the front and 10back walls of the bag and which provides a mounting or support for thereception of the various desired articles. The ends of the partitionbeing secured in bellows folds on the end walls of the bag tend topreserve the shape and l5 attractive appearance of the bag as outlinedas follows: The resiliency of the bellows folds in the end walls of thebag tend to space or separate the front and back walls from thepartition so that while relatively heavy or bulky articles 20 may bemounted on the faces of the partition they will be kept spaced fromthefront and back walls so that in the course of time no indentation orimpression is formed inv the front and back walls by these articles,tending to detract 25 from its appearance. The partition, itself, alsoserves to maintain the bellows folds of the end walls in proper shape soas to prolong the period in which the end walls of the bag will retaintheir shape regardless of severe handling. a 30 With the foregoing andother objects in view, which will be made manifest inthe followingdetailed description, and specifically pointed out in the appendedclaim, reference is had to the accompanying drawings for an illustrativeem- 35 bodiment of the invention, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved bag illustrating the bag inopen position.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section through the improved ladys handbag. 40 Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially upon the line3--3 upon Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken substantially upon the line 44 uponFig. 2.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 45 wherein similar referencecharacters designate similar parts throughout, the improved lady's handbag consists of a section of leather or equivalent flexible materialfolded to provide a front wall to, a back wall I I, and a cover flap G2.The 50 cover flap is adapted to be folded over the forward face of frontwall In and has an eyelet l3 therein receivable over a stud l4, theeyelet being designed to be held over the stud by means of a springhinged clasp l5. Any equivalent se- 5 curing means for holding-the coverflap in closed position may be employed. On the back face of the backwall If there may be or may not be secured a strap handle l6.

End walls l1 and I8 connect the end edges of the front and back walls Iand II. These end walls, which are, likewise, formed of flexiblematerial, are provided with bellows folds, each being shown as havingtwo inwardly extendlng folds l9 and 20 and one outwardly extending fold2|. The number of bellows folds formed on the end walls may vary but thenumber shown is preferable.

A partilion 22 is disposed within the bag, this partition being formedof leather or any equivalent material, it being desired that it be rela-1 5 tively stiff. This partition extends from end to end of the bag andfrom adjacent the top of the end walls to a point adjacent the bottom ofthe bag. It has its end edges secured in the outwardly extending folds2| of the end walls by means of stitching 23, the stitching extendingthrough the sides of each fold and through the end edge of thepartition.

The interior faces of the cover flap l2, the back wall II and the frontwall 10 are, preferably, 25 lined with a suitable lining fabric.

Over the front face ofthe lined back wall ll there is secured a sectionof fabric indicated at 25. The bottom of this section of fabric issecured to the lining so as to form a pocket 26 and the top of 30 thissection is adapted to be connected to the top of back wall H by means ofa separable fastener. The fastener shown'is of the type generally knownunder the name zipper having opposed strips of engageable elementsadapted to be locked together or unlocked by a slide 21. Against thewall of pocket 26 there is, preferably, stitched a coin purse 28.

Fastened to the rear side of partition 22 there are doubled sections offabric 29. These are so 40 arranged as to provide a pocket for thereception of a comb 30, side pockets 3| and 32 for the reception of alipstick and eyebrow pencil, respectively, or, if desired, a writingpencil may be substituted for either of these. A further pocket 33 is,preferably, formed on the rear side of the comb pocket. The comb pocketextends from end to end of pocket 33, and while the top edge of the combpocket is even with the top edge of pocket 33 the bottom of the combpocket is disposed a considerable distance above the bottom of pocket33, providing adequate space within pocket 33. The comb pocket partiallyextending across the top of pocket 33 forms a type of closure althoughno closing means at the top of pocket 33 is present. It forms anobstacle against accidental escape of articles from pocket 33. On thissame side of partition 22 a loop 34 is provided which is normally closedby a separable fastener 35 in the form of a snap button. This loop maybe used to support a keyring 36 on the side of the partition.

On the forward side of partition 22 there are secured a series of fabricstraps providing a series of pockets, one of which may be designed toreceive a cigaret lighter 31, another of which may be designed toreceive a rouge and/or powder compact 38. Still another pocket may bedesigned to receive a package of cigarets 39. On the rear face offorward wall ID, a fabric pocket is formed which is designed to receivea mirror 40 and on the opposite side of the forward wall from the mirrorpocket a fabric pocket 4| which is, likewise, opened and closed by meansof a slide fastener 42.

It will be appreciated that the improved ladys I hand bag providesadequate means for mounting various desired articles therein. Most ofthese articles, and, particularly, bulky articles, are mounted on thecentral partition 22. The resiliency of the bellows folds on the endwalls tends to space the outer walls l and I I from the centralpartition and from the bulky articles thereon so that during wear noindentation or impression is formed by the bulky articles on thepartition in the outer walls In and II of the bag. In this way theoriginal shape and attractive appearance of the outer walls ismaterially prolonged. When the bag is opened, the resiliency of the endwalls tends to space the front and back walls from the partition so asto open the pockets 43 and 44 formed between the back and front wallsrespectively. The partition also acts somewhat as a brace between theend walls, pre serving the original shape of the bellows folds 1 of theend walls.

It will be appreciated that the invention is not restricted to the exactarrangement of pockets for mounting the various articles, as shown. Thearrangement and number of pockets may vary as occasion requires,particularly in making bags of different sizes. Care should be taken,however, to avoid mounting bulky articles on the front and back wallswherever it is possible to do so, and where it is necessary to mount anyarticle on the front or back walls the article selected for thislocation should be relatively light in weight and flat or thin so thatit will not tend to deform the front and back walls, with the resultthat after continued wear the front and back walls receive a distinctimpression as a result of the article being positioned on and pressingagainst it.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by theappended claim.

We claim:

A ladys hand bag comprising a section of flexible material providing afront wall, back wall, and cover, end walls having bellows foldsconnecting the front and back walls at the ends thereof, a partitiondisposed between the end walls, means forming a pocket on one side ofthe partition, and means forming a comb pocket FREDERICK A. SPEIK.

GERTRUDE K. FORBES.

